Hi All, Like Roger Waring, satisfying a customer's desires is
always my No. 1 priority. However, doing everything I can to preserve
the piano comes in a very close second. Naturally, I could relate
enough horror stories to fill a book, but that wouldn't be very productive.

When I electrify a player piano, I give my customer an option that most
technicians never consider: a "Volume Indicator". I stole the idea
from Lauter-Humana. It involves very few parts and all of them combined
cost less than $20.00. I drew up a simple diagram and sent it to
Robbie.

It's truly amazing how effective a simple volume indicator can be when
it comes to how a customer uses their player piano. When they can
"see" how loud the music is, they always back it down a notch. I
think it's fair to say that using a player piano without a volume indicator
is similar to driving a car without a speedometer. Even though one
can "feel" about how fast they might be going, they don't really know.
And with a piano, even though they can hear how loud it is, they don't
really know how abusive loud music is to the instrument.

In closing, considering Roger's needs, I'm thinking that a 5-step volume
regulator similar to what Recordo used would fit the bill.